Excellent tool for education and action
I saw the trailer to this movie on Vimeo and was blown away, so I bought it on through Amazon and had it arrive at my house three days later. The film didn't disappoint--I set up a screening for friends on Facebook and Eventbrite, and used the movie's website resources to do a discussion afterward.
The film is great because it gives people an analysis of what the long term trends of the U.S. economy are (stagnating wages, environmental destruction, rising inequality) and how they affect American politics. The most important thing, though, is that it offers solutions. As communities around the country build up economic power through practical initiatives, Alperovitz shows how that can translate into progressive political power, and hopefully a way to break open the corporate stranglehold that's preventing us from dealing with climate change, a bloated financial sector represented by Wall Street, wasteful and exclusive health care, and wealth inequality. Alperovitz says that...
This DVD is a great summary of Alperovitz's ideas.
I heard about Alperovitz on NPR, googled him finding a five minute video, and had this DVD within a week. I immediately bought his book What Then Must We Do? and have benefited from his clear summary of the problems that face America and the solutions.
Succinct, very relevant, and professionally presented
At last, the Mondragon model has found traction outside of Spain: it call it socialist capitalism or capitalist socialism - cooperation at the grassroots works!
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